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cystathionase

cystathionase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine.

Noun

cystathionase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine

Origin of cystathionase

From cystathionine + -ase.

Questions about cystathionase

What does cystathionase mean?
Cystathionase means an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine.
What part of speech is cystathionase?
Cystathionase is a noun.

Words near cystathionase in the dictionary

  1. cystalgias
  2. cystallin
  3. cystallins
  4. cystamine
  5. cystaphos
  6. cystathionase
  7. cystathione
  8. cystathionin
  9. cystathioninase
  10. cystathionine
  11. cystathioninuria

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